Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Continue.dev is an extension and it does inline edits just fine in VS Code and IntelliJ.


Big fan of Continue btw! There's a small difference in how we handle inline edits - if you've used inline edits in Cursor/Windsurf/Void you'll notice that a box appears above the text you are selecting, and you can type inside of it. This isn't possible with VS Code extensions alone (you _have_ to type into the sidebar).


Is inline edits the same as diff edits? In that case I think Cline and Roo can do it as well.


If I understand your question correctly - Cline and Roo both display diffs by using built-in VS Code components, while Cursor/Windsurf/Void have built their own custom UI to display diffs. Very small detail, and just a matter of preference.


It's about whether the tool can edit just a few lines of the file, or whether it needs to stream the whole file every time - in effect, editing the whole file even though the end result may differ by just a few lines.

I think editing just a part of the file is what Roo calls diff editing, and I'm asking if this is what the person above means by line edits.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: